Singapore Monitor, 23 March 1984, Afternoon Edition

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  • 20 1 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR EVENING* EDITION L, .J M C (P) No 13 5 83 Friday, March 23, 1984 30 cents
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  • 328 1 United States to sell eight F-16/79 fighters to Republic THE PENTAGON today notified Congress it intended to sell eight F-16/79 fighters, costing US$2BB million (SfBol million) to Singapore. In justifying the proposed sale to Congress, it said the F-l6s would help modernise Singapore's air
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  • home
    • 395 2 NO-ONE HURT AS PANEL FALLS FROM 12TH FLOOR OF BUILDING AT LUNCHTIME AN ALUMINIUM panel hurtled down from the 12th floor of a building in the heart of the business district yesterday, narrowly missing a group of office workers on their lunch break.
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    • 82 2 A MOTORCYCLIST WAS hurt when he was hit by a piece offelling plank at Robinson Road a few days ago. Lim Chu Tong, 24, suffered injuries to his hands and head in the incident on March 12. He was treated at hospital.
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    • 370 3  -  'Earliest club can open is in July' By SIT YIN FONG MULTI-MILLIONAIRE developer Chng Heng Tiu has exercised his option to buy the controversial Citv Country Club in Stevens Road at a price of 960 minion. The sale agreement was signed yesterday in the presence
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    • 118 3 THE Golden Shoe Car Park at Church Street- Market Street will be partially opened for hourly parking from April 2. It will be fully opened for hourly and season parking from May 1. Motorists who want to buy season parking tickets can obtain the application
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    • 424 4  -  By LOONG SWEE YIN TWO FURNITURE manufacturers said yesterday that they would not withdraw chairs fitted with gas-springs from sale, after a competitor had placed a newspaper advertisement claiming that many such chairs could explode. Diethelm Singapore Ltd, which placed the advertisement, was
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    • 276 4 Emphasis on economies of Pacific Basin THE Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and the School of Management of the National University of Singapore will team up again to hold the second StanfordNUS Executive Programme for senior executives. The programme, which
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    • 297 5 AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS AND MECHANISED PLOUGHS USED NEW FARMERS, who have leased undeveloped land from the Government to grow vegetables and other fast crops, are coming to grips with mechanisation. Fourteen of them have started operating on new farms in Cbua Chu Kang, Mandai and Ylo
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    • 203 5 Lianhe Wanbao MEMBERS of the Radio and Electrical Traders' Association of Singapore (Retas) are generally happy about the price display system started at the end of last year. The objective was to promote a new and rational system of pricing, offering reasonable profit margins
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    • 423 6  -  Story: TYE KIM KHIAT THERE WAS a distinctly international feeling aboard the "most advanced and the world's largest" Russian research ship, Akademik Mstislav Keldvsh, last night. Returning Russian crew were hauling aboard all makes of Japanese electronic goods. The ship was built three years ago in
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    • 259 6  -  By K K FONG POLICE are hunting for a conman they describe as an "ageing playboy"alleged to have cheated at least 40 companies of several hundred thousand dollars worth of goods and property. Described as in his 40s, the trickster is said
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    • 173 8 DRIVING instructors can now use one side of Toa Payoh East Road to teach parking. The Housing and Development Board has had two rounds of discussion with the Singapore Driving Instructors' Association. It was proposed that the kerbside at Toa Payoh East Road be
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    • 86 8 THIEVES escaped with more than $11,000 in cash and valuables from a flat in Jalan Bukit Merah and left no sign of any forced entry into the building. A 16-year-old student, Saleh Mak Sah, told police be discovered the theft when he went home at about
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    • 250 8 New Zealand tourist gets full refund from store Lianbe Zaobao A SALE concerning a pearl necklace has been amicably solved through the good office of the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). A New Zealand tourist, who bought it for $200 and was later
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    • 324 8  -  ■y FAEZAH ISMAIL THE HIGH COURT this morning ordered that a commodity futures firm, Frank Overseas Consultants Pte Ltd, be wound up. The order was made by Justice L P Thean after hearing submission from Mr Nathan Isaac who represented the company and
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    • 136 8 THE Post Office Savings Bank will host the 14th World Congress of Savings Banks with the theme "International Development Through Cooperation" from April 3 to 5. The three-day congress will discuss issues Qke the strength of savings banking, the challenges of technology, international cooperation
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    • 67 8 POLICE are appealing to the next-of-kin of an Indian man who was found dead on a five-foot-way in Serangoon Road on Wednesday. He was about SO, 1.7 metre tall, medium build with short hair. No foul play was suspected. Those who know him are asked
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    • 415 3 Cortebert PfVMfKi ft MJOHIMOMfSIOIED CUSIQI The family firm of Cortebert was established during the French Revolution, in 1790 They have been famous ever since for pendant watches, pocket watches and brooch watches traditionally designed and crafted If you hanker for the gracious days before the coming of the wrist-watch, Cortebert
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    • 136 4 Already this mid-(is* model has prompted knowing oohi! and aaaahs! from tennis buHi It could be the superb quality. But mora likely it'i the radical new opan throat design. Roasignol realised that the Inherent power and stability of the carbon com- poaite frame waa being compromised by ILV indifferent head
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    • 210 5 To the Proud Owners of The magnificent twin towers of Amber Park: A Big'Thanklbu'Earlfour Support We've sold over 50% of the units within the incredible period of ONE DAY! Indeed bearing testimony to the very quality of this exclusive residential project where only the use of choicest materials and utmost
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    • 468 7 IW M- JRf' «*c a#j* GON-G-R-AWL-A-T-I-ON-S 0|.>^r MRS FIELDS INTERNATIONAL .HEsvM IMPMMI MRS FIELDS* PHILOSOPHY OF EXCELLENCE on the opening of its 1st store in growth. I the w best ingredients and I price them Singapore at Lucky Plaza SC» them at The mother of 3 daughters and -Hjfc -Mlwife
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    • 166 8 KEEP A PERFECT BALANCE WITH POCARI, THE ISOTONIC DRINK. Lulu is a super secretary, whose life is made up of endless piles of paperwork and files, accompanied by her boss's loud voice and the consistent ringing of the telephone. All this fluster may leave her thirsty and listless. POCARI, the
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  • world
    • 481 9 New bill will give government sweeping powers to ban publications Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Friday MALAYSIA is about to add another weapon to its formidable arsenal of controls over the local and foreign press. The government of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir
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    • 242 9 The Star KUALA LUMPUR, Friday MCA disciplinary chief Datuk Mak Hon Kam said some party officials and members have been threatened and in some cases forced to sign certain documents. "Threats to life and limb of certain party members have been repeatedly
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    • 169 9 UPI NEW DELHI, Fri THE government of eastern Orissa state has denied reports that more than 100 people were massacred in a rampage by police at the Srt of Paradip last Mony. State soverament officials said 10 people were killed, including four policemen, when
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    • 293 10 UPI WASHINGTON, Friday NEW ORDERS for durable goods declined 1.2 per cent in February, the US Commerce Department said yesterday, giving heavy industry its first jolt in eight months. But the backlog of unfilled orders kept climbing as shipments levelled
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    • 550 10 LAT-WP WASHINGTON, Friday PRESIDENT Francois Mitterrand of France contradicted American theories about the communist origins of the conflict in Central America and told Congress yesterday that the time had come to open a dialogue with the Soviet Union about peace and
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    • 274 10 UPI DUESSELDORF, Friday DRUG smuggling and addiction is on the rise in West Germany, a senior police officer said yesterday. He blamed an open border policy in Europe and an increased flow of narcotics across the Dutch border. Mr Helmut Brandt, chief
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    • 188 10 UPI KARLSRUHE (W Germany), Friday THE APPREHENSION last week by the FBI of a suspected spy for East Germany led to the arrest of an American in West Germany, officials said. The American was identified only as a 39-year-old civilian
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    • 272 12 UPI MOSCOW, Friday THOUSANDS of homeless families were found huddled in a rain-soaked tent city in a Soviet republic in central Asia after a powerful earthquake razed buildings and left more than 100 people injured, a state-run newspaper said yesterday.
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    • 908 12 LAT-WP BAGHDAD, Friday THE Soviet Union has agreed to build Iraq's first nuclear power plant. This underscores Moscow's new desire to strengthen relations with President Saddam Hussein's government after a period of estrangement. Iraqi officials said a contract was signed earlier this
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    • 158 12 Reuter LONDON, Friday BRITAIN yesterday announced it was ending its limited peace-keeping role in Lebanon, bringing home 115 troops already evacuated from Beirut. The move follows the breakdown in Switzerland earlier this week of a peace conference of the warring Lebanese factions.
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    • 456 13 Millionaires in a country where average wage is about $300 Newsweek WARSAW, Friday RICH POLES are an anomaly in this communist nation but their numbers are growing. For the country's communist government, that is a source of some embarrassment. "We have thousands (of wealthy
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    • 117 13 AP PARIS, Friday A SENIOR Unesco official has said that no documents concerning the budget or the administration of the agency were destroyed in the fire that heavily damaged a wing of the organisation's headquarters here. Commenting on the fire, Unesco's Director-Gener-al Amadou
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    • 103 13 UPI MADISON (Wisconsin), Friday CANT think of what to sav to that certain someone you loathe? Ask Gloria and Gary to compose a Nas-T-Gram for you. For a price, this couple will come up with a message with something less than sweet nothings,
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    • 432 14 Entertainment empire gears up to avert takeover bids LAT-WP BURBANK (California), Friday WALT DISNEY Productions is negotiating with a group of banks to triple its line of credit to USfl.2 billion ($2.5 billion), apparently gearing up for battle in the event of unfriendly takeover attempts, the
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    • 299 14 UPI STATEBBORO (Georgia), Friday FIREMAN Ralph Deal thought it would be a good idea to marry sweatheart Cheryl Buie inside a burning house. And he went ahead to do just that after the minister knelt and prayed for their safety. "It went real
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    • 565 13 GUARANTEE X 00 V"" washing machine r BgSI<^YEAR GUARANTEE to tart the Irfs of your J I 3f •Because we've been here for Akj>)K— more ,han 50 v-a-ndta. cause we make all the PyXr* a cookers ourselves, we WVr f can now you Normal wear tear con- excepted. This gua-
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    • 714 14 Jk M |f%| nuj'V Ist Prize: One single return air-ticket to Taipei/Hong Kong/ M Bangkok plus $1.000 cash and one set of HAyo Producl •*»'>•«• BLAUPUNKT 20" SBC Text Colour TV (Model Alicante M »upaFmarket*. provwon shops and retailer*. BFIJVnVKVn II -*«VT NTUC Fair-Pnoe only at UJIMI jtKKJmtmktm+mrnmmm, i a
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  • money
    • 993 15 HE EXPLAINS HOW HE DEALT IN PALM OIL MARKET Q: MANY people have associated yoa with So Edible OU tadastries far the traasactioa of 7t3 lota of crude palm oil (CPO) on Fab 28. Caa yoa tall as what hsppeaedoa Feb 21? A:
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    • 177 15 STOCK MARKETS THE SINGAPORE stock market was drifting this morning, down 3 points at the 11 am break. Rubber shares again dominated the stage with Buklt Katil leaping $5.50 to $10, Taiping Cons and Kundong Tanjong gaining $1 each to $26.50 and $12 respectively. Public
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    • 192 15 THE US dollar eased against most major currencies from New York's close in quiet, early trading here. Dealers said profit-taking following the dollar's after-hours fall in New York contributed to its softness here. The New York fall was due to disappointment that a discount rate increase was
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    • 459 16 Money may be used to compensate those who have suffered losses PALM OIL FUTURES CONTROVERSE The Star ALL MONEY held in deposit by the Kuala Lumpur Commodities Clearing House (KLCCH) for the accounts of defaulting companies has been frozen until investigations are completed, the Malaysian Primary
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    • 354 16 The Star THE Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) yesterday resumed trading in palm oil futures under emergency rules and some new regulations. Trading in the palm oil futures market was suspended after the massive default of some 5,000
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    • 250 16 Selected slocks at aidday Market tome: slightly lower Cold Storage 4.24/4.40 Fraser and Neave 6.20/6.25 Haw Par 2.61/2.62 Jacks Intl 5.25/5.40 Magnum 2.76/2.64 M Cement 6.60/6.70 Arab-Mai Dev 1.24/1.25 Boustead 2.70 B Em 12.50/12.90 Genting 5.25/5.20 GIH 4.60 S Hume 5.20/5.50 Incbcape 2.65/2.66 MUIB 2.62/2.64 NOL 2.62/2.62 Oriental
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    • 128 16 Your B$ to on* unM of fOfOtQn cuiroocy soMng Buying TT/DO TT 00 U8| 2.0975 ***** ***** sterling ***** 2 9850 2 9750 Australian I 9321 1.0500 I.MN Canadian ***** 1.U10 i.mo New Zealand* ***** ***** 1.9000 SI to 100 unit. of foreign curfoncy Austrian schilling 11.4000 11.1000 11.1100
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    • 243 16  -  By FOO CHOY PENG THE Singapore banking scene will see some expansion with the proposed upgrading of Italy's largest bank and the addition of County Bank's regional representative office. Banca Nazionale del Lavoro has applied to the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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    • 88 15 Fashion rides high at The Stables Saturday Fashion Show n m Tuck into a delicious set lunch V Price: $25 nett per person. And J watch an exciting collection of fashion wear and accessories that \b look terrific anywhere. Di Enchantress A f j()|\ March 24 W. Mi 11 Hairstyles
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  • 502 17  -  features ■y FRANCIS DANIEL Reuter SINGAPORE has unveiled a blueprint for a defence plan designed to ensure that it will never again be captured as easily as it was during World War 11. Officials said that Singapore, situated on the Straits of Malacca at the
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    • 268 17 IT How about a career I in JOURNALISM? i| If you are a graduate and have worked one or opportunities for career advancement many. The j1 two years, or have passed 'A' level and have at best will be given top training opportunities. I St J OUr r n r
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  • opinion / letters
    • 174 18  -  K KAMALANATHAN Singapore 1953 THE recent happenings in the Indian Association (IA) have never ceased to amaze me. The latest incident as reported in The Singapore Monitor, "IA Official cleared" (March 13), had me literally gasping for air. A recnt circular
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    • 102 18  -  WINIFRED YEE (MRS) Singapore 0511 WE CONTRIBUTE 23 per cent of our monthly income to the Central Provident Fund. We can only make use of this savings for the purchase of a flat or the purchase of designated shares (like SBS shares).
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    • 582 18 Cops should have realistic interpretation of RZ THE ability to adapt to changing circumstances has always been one of the valuable pointers given by our Government leaders in their speeches. However, this is easier said than done and I must mention
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    • 74 18 LETTERS on any aubfrot ot pubic mnwtt jnHI Oo accaptad tor pitifciton Thoy should bo typod and must bo aignao. Thoy must aho irdudo tho wntart nam* ond addraoo ti iji •w h nn wnror cjqckxm to UN I pooudonym m print A oontocttotaphononumbor would bo uoofcl VHo
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    • 210 18 WHEN I was young, my father brought me to Empress Place, Supreme Court, City Hall and Parliament House (Legislative Assembly at that time). Now I bring my young children to see these places. They have not changed much over
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    • 353 18  -  LIM HONG Singapore 0409 LATELY, substantial interest has been generated about the Cambodian issue as a result of utterances by the Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Mr Nguyen Co Thach. In one of them he insisted that before the start of
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    • 472 19 THE SINGAPORE MONITOR COMMENT COMMENT EVEN the best laid plans sometimes go awry. So, despite the many months of poring over blueprints to ensure that things go smoothly when the digging starts, the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation was clearly aware of the potential for trouble
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    • 403 19 No way to stop them before they are turned off automatically RECENTLY at a public swimming E»l, I took a shower before slipping to the pool, something we are advised to do. But I was puzzled because I could not stop the flow of
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    • 143 19  -  HEALTH HAZARD Singapore 1953 DURING the recent months, construction work has taken place in the area behind Aroozoo Avenue and Charlton Road. The heavy rains and the nature of the work sites have helped mosquitoes to breed. The situation has become so intolerable that residents
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    • 89 19 I REMEMBER when Yaohan first set up its supermarket at Plaza Singapura its staff helped customers to wheel out their purchases to the taxi stand. Later it stopped this practice. And now customers are required to pack their own purchases after the counter cashier has collected
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  • leisure
    • 903 20 GOOD MOVIES COMING TO CHANNEL 12 By PHILIP CHEAH THE Film Focus slot on Channel 12 will, from April 6, switch to the Evening at the Ballet/Opera slot on Sundays. Film Focus has so far given great hope to film buffs with its telecast of Costa-Gavras' The
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    • 477 20  -  ACJC BRINGS BILLY LIAR FROM ENGLAND TO SINGAPORE PHILIP CHEAH BILLY LIAR is 19. So is the actor playing him. Billy tells a fantastic load of lies when he wants to. Gary Leong, who plays him, said that "80 per cent is me. I have the imagination
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    • 395 22  -  TV SCENE By WONG SING YEONG VIEWERS will see the first bare breast in a local TV production tonight but not as a thine of beauty. It will be shown from a medical viewpoint. The subject breast cancer. Friday Background brings you a 13-min-ute focus on
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    • 537 22 Showcase Theatre The invincible Mr Disraeli (Ch 12, 8.35 pm) TREVOR HOWARD, in his Emmy-Award winning role as Disraeli, and Greer Garson lead the cast in James Lee's original teleplay. This is a drama depicting the career of an accomplished man, and his bitter conflicts with
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    • 424 23  -  BRENDAN STEVEN DE SOUZA Singapore 1S44 Note: This letter was supported by 167 signatures. CHANNEL 12 should give us a classic-film showcase with opportunities to view the distinguished black and white films of the past. Unfortunately, SBC has become so preoccupied with screening colour movies
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    • 68 23  -  KARAMJIT SINGH Singapore 1545 ALMOST everyday I watch the English news bulletin on Channel 5 at 8.45 pm and I have noticed that the English bulletin on Channel 10 covers more snorts events compared to Channel 5. I was surprised especially now that the news bulletin has been
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    • 173 23 I WOULD like to thank the Senior PRO, SBC, for his clarification (SM Feb 9) in connection with my complaint of "no reply" to letters. However, he appears to have missed my point. 1 nave previously, on two occasions, written to Radio 3 firstly, concerning
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    • 53 23 LETTERS from Leisare readers oa sabjects pertalaiag to oar colamas will be selected far pablicatioa weekly la this colama. Please address yoar letters to Lelsare Box, The Stagspore Moaltor, 2, Alexandra' Road, IMIA Delta Hoase, Slagapore 9315. Yoa may'ase a pseadoaym bat actaal aames, addreisn aad telepboae aambers
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    • 118 23 OF late, I have noticed that SBC has not even been telecasting international soccer featuring England during public holidays. So all we international soccer fans get to see on TV is Big League Soccer and the Road to Wembley series featuring English cluba. Now that SBC is
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    • 169 23  -  JOANNE AW (MRS) Public Relation Officer SBC PLEASE refer to the letter by RTM Fan (SM, March We would like to assure the writer that SBC strives to bring a variety of quality programmes for all its three channels. Programmes we have telecast have
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    • 108 23  -  V S SUNDRAM Senior PRO SBC WE refer to the letters of H Leng Kang and "ET See TV" (SM Feb 16). We regret that the programme, Dances of the World, cannot be repeated as it was contracted for only one telecast However, we shall be able
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    • 85 23 MUSIC fans in Singapore are waiting eagerly for SBC's telecast of the Grammy awards presentation. Having read that Boy George of Culture Club appeared in the programme, I appeal to the censors of SBC not to take that part of the programme away, just as they did
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    • 64 20 The Maidenform® woman Dares to Dream. Sweet Nothings are feminine, exquisite, delicate, ly. <. enchanting and lovely. JHKK :< v Just like the dreams r^°y MlW| J Buy any Maidenform* 1 Intimate Apparel and you'll get a 50% H discount on the next garment of the same value or less.
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 1270 21 —j— 9 3.00 Opening and Programme Highlights followed by I House It Not A Home (C) W.' *Sfr »I Viewers will hear the story of an -year-old roller-skater. meet students involved in a school movie, The Outer v Space Connection, and get to know a 13-year-old arch- &g| I 'J*
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    • 209 22 Cocktail Louitfe' Presents THE SILVER LININGS r~m 1 Let The Silver Linings perk you up with country and western, countryrock hits, old favourites and sentimental melodies while sipping your favourite drinks and cocktails. Each Anchor Draft you order will entitle you to a coupon a chance to win the LUCKY
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 501 23 fiiM cuioe Sharon Gless CHANQI (*****59): RETURN OF THE !J■J*"""™"™ REGAL (*****59): ESPRIT D'AMOUR (C) ***** SWORDSMAN (Q DALIT (*****16): YOUNG AND WILD (C) Starring: Xa Shaoqiang, Wan Zhiliang, Ua LIWAGU (*****30): YOUNG AND WILD C£S£EQ£ Xaekaa O Synopsis: This sequel to The ***** SwordsCLEMENTI (*****51): TRAVELLER (C) man sees
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    • 135 24 LIDO: NOW SHOWINC (*****14) 11am, 1.30, 4.00,1.45, 9.15 No FraaUat Exciting suspense thriller about a teenage computer who unwittingly •tarts the countdown KjBDT|V wx for a > nuclear war. ■PH^I WmGimess MAUWN BRODfma OABMY COKHM JONIWOOO MIT SHOT ✓"EnNr Contatf and Wfct CBS CaUce Virion Vfcfao Gam* I and CartridgM
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 149 24 Ulta I y^^ T J RTM AND SBC CONCERT THE RTM and SBC orchestras will give a concert at Singapore Conference Hall on Sunday at 8 pm. Guest singers will include Elaine Kang and Mohamed Abdillah from Malaysia, and Ali Ahmad, Linda Elizabeth and Qiao Feng from Singapore. Tickets at
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    • 675 24 Leaf performance by the Guangdong Chaozhou Opera troupe here will i take place tonight CHAOZHOU OPERA Guangdong Chaozhou Opera Troupe from China will FIDDLER ON THE ROOF perform tonight at Pal- MING Court Hotel will screen Fiddler on the Roof at ace Theatre at 8 pm. thepoolside tonight at 8.
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    • 45 24 MALAYSIAN FOOD FESTIVAL A MALAYSIAN Food Festival will be held at the Royal Holiday Inn Singapore, sth floor poolside, till Sunday, 11.30 am to 3 pm for lunch ana 6.30 pm to 10 pm for dinner. Charges are $13.50+ for adults ana $10+ for children.
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 567 26 I«l»ure comics ASSIGNMENT: TOP SECRET By Bill Barry V I/mMMI WITH MV WAlCh\ JH WfTW THE COLD CALCULATWaIPREC ISION >lIIIIIL. f as a detonator/■ of a trained assassin.lbrand IIH I TM«TMJTO trip TO AND THE FUSE MOVES SWIFTLV TO remove THE nff 1 J K-Z3 IN MV ZIPPER, IVE M
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  • PAKISTAN NATIONAL DAY
    • 300 27 IT WAS on March 23, 1940, that the Muslims of South Asia resolved to form an independent state for themselves, under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Although Pakistan was actually created more than seven years after that date, yet
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    • 605 28 PAKISTAN launched its Sixth Five-year Plan this year. The Plan is a blue-print for the rapid development of the economy. The objective of the Plan is to prepare the economy for continued self-sustained growth during the nineties. The Plan is equally divided
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    • 372 29 THE Sixth Five-Year Plan aims at an industrial growth rate of 9percentperannum-almost twice as high as that planned for agriculture. The share of the manufacturing sector in the economy is expected to increase to roughly 20 per cent by the end of the Plan period
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    • 176 29 THE public sector would focus during the Plan on its role of providing badly needed physical infrastructure and acting as a catalyst for social development. Out of a total Plan size of Rupees 495 bil> lion, the public sector share is Rupees 295 billion a little
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    • 196 33 cla»»lflod 273-9090 Toun TAOOI/281 APPOINTMENTS The Singapore Monitor is looking for an ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER If you are a top-notch marketing person looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the busy world of newspapers, then this is the job for you. You will be responsible for a multi-million dollar
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    • 919 34  -  UNRACED 3-YEAR-OLD BAY COLT HAS BEEN WORKING LIKE A WINNER ■ivlUNllUk™^" RACING TODAY'S TRACK WORK By WONDER BOY TRAINER Gary van Breukelen's Signal II showed he is ready for a winning debut on Sunday with an impressive workout on a good Ipoh track
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    • 560 35 SUDDENLY, THE SAINTS ARE THE RAGE TO MAKE IT A CUP AND LEAGUE DOUBLE QUEENS PARK RANGERS vs SOUTHAMPTON ENGLISH LEAGUE SOCCER BY SIMON BARNES SUDDENLY, the talk is all about Southampton for an FA Cup and League championship double. Tne Saints have barged their way
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    • 139 35 SHEFFIELD Wednesday have a chance to salvage the pride they lost at Southampton by taking on Derby County in the Second Division. Derby, troubled by financial problems off the pitch and horrific form, are in a terrible state, and teams in tne pink of
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    • 115 35 MEANWHILE, Manchester United, who went up to the top last week have a real crunch match against Nottingham Forest, in third place. Skipper Bryan Robson said: "There is nobody, and I mean nobody, who wants to win the title more than me. "I want
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    • 114 35 IPSWICH vs WATFORD ARSENAL vs WOLVERHAMPTON AT the less fashionable end of the table, Ipswich seem to have relegation written all over them. They have a visit from Watford, currently showing every sign of storming back into Europe. Watford have the FA Cup very much in
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    • 269 35 Reuter, AP MOSCOW, Friday VETERAN Soviet chess grandmaster Vasily Smyslov, playing white, led with a variation of the Queen's Opening in the sixth game of his battle with compatriot Gary Kasparov to find a challenger for the world crown. The winner of the
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    • 580 36 HIS PRESS CRITICS SAY HE SUFFERS FROM 'RUSHES OF BLOOD' MILK CUP 2 DAYS TO GO, L J puvERPOOi r i^p^KhUiJE r GROBBEL f fl T flß^ LAST year, Bruce Grobbelaar was within a whisker of causing a Milk Cup sensation by becoming the first goalkeeper
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    • 219 36  -  By S GULAM PIYAPONG PUEON, Thailand's answer to Singapore's Fandi Ahmad, will lead a strong Thai team for the second round of the pre-Olympics qualifying soccer competition, which starts at the National Stadium on April 14. Piyapong was a hit with local
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    • 371 37  -  By KEN JALLEH Jr A FULLTIME playing professional on our training courts may be the answer to our squash woes. The Anchor-Ascot East Asia team and individual championships from Saturday will be Singapore's acid test on falling standards, and the need to
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    • 327 37  -  By B KULA SINGAPORE national coach Song Koon Poh and David Quek are certainties for a direct clash against mighty Canterbury forwards when the New Zealand Forces Commanders XV play New Zealand's provincial rugby champions, Canterbury, on the Padang tomorrow. NZF's coach Capt John
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    • 350 37  -  By ERNEST FRIDA THE SINGAPORE Open will attract the best field on the Asian Circuit if the prize money is $U5125,000 ($315,000) said Tom Sieckmann, one of the top Americans playing here this week. Sieckmann, 28, who holds a
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    • 34 37 AMERICAN pro Art Russell is seen with his wife, Bronwyn, who caddled for him at a training session at the Bnkit course to him she is the world's best caddy.
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    • 643 38 He has beaten Chen Chang Jie, Luan Jin and world champ Icuk Sugiarto The men he nicked NICK YATES is certainly earning for himself a reputation as a "giant killer" on the international badminton scene. Lastvear at the All-England Championship, it was Chen Chang Jie who
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    • 370 39  -  THEY FLOPPED IN THE KING'S CUP TOURNAMENT By S GULAM THE INTERMEDIATES will be the first national football squad to suffer the FAS axe, with more than half of last year's squad of 18 being listed for the chop. According to an FAS official, the players will
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    • 82 39 AP TOM Sieckmann, of the United States, took a surprise one-stroke lead with a flve-onder-par 66 on the first day of the *****,090 Singapore Open golf championship at the Bnkit coarse today. He is closely followed at 67 by Australia's Terry Gale, the 1978 winner, and two Taiwanese,
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